Judged Terror Risk and Proximity to the World Trade Center

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 137-151

  Fischhoff, Baruch ^a   Gonzalez, Roxana M ^a   Small, Deborah A ^a   Lerner, Jennifer S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender; Political affiliation; Race; Risk perception; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038124480     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024163023174     Document Type: Review

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